The president of Russia Vladimir Putin adopted a new foreign policy doctrine today, based on the concept of “Russian World,” an ideology used by conservatives in his country to justify interventions abroad in support of the Russian-speaking population.
The doctrine “humanitarian policy” detailed in 31 pages, was published as the war in Ukraine is now in its seventh month, and states that Russia must protect and promote the traditions and ideals of the “Russian world”.
Although presented as moderate strategy, incorporates ideas about politics and religion that some hardliners used to justify the occupation of Ukrainian territories by the Russian army and support for pro-Russian breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine.
“The Russian Federation provides support to its compatriots living abroad in terms of defending their rights, safeguarding their interests and preserving their Russian cultural identity,” it said. He notes that Russia’s ties to Russian-speaking populations abroad have enhanced its image on the international stage as “a democratic country striving to create a multipolar world».
Putin tries to highlight ‘tragic fate’
For years, Putin has been trying to highlight the “tragic fate” – according to him – about 25 million members of the Russian minority who found themselves far from the “mother” homeland, in independent states, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, an event he has characterized as a “geopolitical disaster”.
Russia still considers the former Soviet space, from the Baltic to Central Asia, as its legitimate sphere of influence. Diametrically opposed, of course, is the position of the vast majority of the former Soviet republics and the West.
The new foreign policy doctrine calls for Russia to strengthen its cooperation with the Slavic nations, China and India, as well as strengthen its ties with the Middle East, Latin America and Africa.
It also says Moscow should further deepen its ties with Abkhazia and Ossetia – two breakaway provinces of Georgia that Moscow recognized as independent after the 2008 war – as well as with the self-proclaimed “People’s Republics” of Donetsk and of Luhansk, in eastern Ukraine.
Source: News Beast
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